Designation:D5789–95StandardPracticeforWritingQualityControlSpecificationsforStandardTestMethodsforOrganicConstituents1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5789;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversspecificrequirementsforincorpo-ratingqualitycontrolproceduresintoanASTMtestmethod.1.2Therequirementsinthispracticeshouldbelookeduponastheprimaryrequirementsforqualitycontrolofaspecifictestmethod.Inmanycases,itmaybedesirabletoimplementadditionalqualitycontrolcriteriatoensurethedesiredqualityofdata.TheguidelinesareintendedtobeincorporatedintoacomprehensiveapproachtoqualityassuranceandqualitycontrolthatincludethemoregeneralapproachesdescribedinPracticesD3856andD4210.1.3Thespecificrequirementsinthispracticemaynotbeappropriateforalltestmethods.Theywillvarydependingonthetypeoftestmethodusedaswellastheanalytebeingdeterminedandthesamplematrixbeinganalyzed.1.4Thispracticeisforusewithquantitativetestmethodsandmaynotbeapplicabletoqualitativetestmethods.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D1129TerminologyRelatingtoWater2D1193SpecificationforReagentWater2D2777PracticeforDeterminationofPrecisionandBiasofApplicableMethodsofCommitteeD-19onWater2D3695TestMethodforVolatileAlcoholsinWaterbyDirectAqueous—InjectionGasChromatography3D3856GuideforGoodLaboratoryPracticesinLaborato-riesEngagedinSamplingandAnalysisofWater2D4210PracticeforIntralaboratoryQualityControlProce-duresandaDiscussiononReportingLow-LevelData2D4375TerminologyforBasicStatisticsinCommitteeD-19onWater2D5788GuideforSpikingOrganicsinto...
